Industry
Retailers unite in outcry against debit card fee hike
09 Dec 2017
Retailers are planning a campaign on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to highlight how the latest revision in the charges they pay to enable debit card transactions is anti-consumer
SAIL-ArcelorMittal automotive steel tie-up soon, AP likely locale: minister
09 Dec 2017
According to union steel minister Chaudhary Birender Singh a joint venture between state-owned SAIL and LN Mittal's ArcelorMittal to produce high-end automotive steel will be signed soon
Canola oil could adversely hit brain function, finds study in mice
08 Dec 2017
Canola oil — one of the most widely consumed vegetable oils in the world — may be harmful for the brain, according to a study, which found that it can worsen memory and learning ability
Stryker Corp to buy Entellus Medical for $662 mn
08 Dec 2017
Israel Chemicals to sell its fire safety and oil additives units to SK Capital for $1 bn
07 Dec 2017
HC backs homebuyers, upholds RERA with some leeway for builders
07 Dec 2017
For property buyers, a key feature of the law is 10 per cent per annum compensation for delays beyond one year from the date of handing over of possession mentioned in the sale agreement
British shopping centre investment company Hammerson to buy Intu Properties for $4.56 bn
07 Dec 2017
Centre pushes city gas distribution networks to boost gas consumption
06 Dec 2017
Government has identified about 140 possible geographical areas in 21 states where work to develop city gas distribution (CGD) networks can be started in the near future, says the petroleum ministry
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation